Senior Teradata Database Administrator-Complete Remote

Senior Teradata Database Administrator

System Administration & Maintenance

* Manage and maintain OnPrem Teradata systems including patches, upgrades, and hardware replacements.

* Monitor system health using Viewpoint and other tools; perform preventive and corrective actions.

* Support disaster recovery (DR) planning, testing, and quarterly maintenance.

* Coordinate with Teradata and subcontractors for system hardening and vulnerability remediation.

Database Operations & Optimization

* Perform backup and recovery operations using BAR DSA and NetBackup.

* Monitor and tune performance, capacity, and resource usage (CPU, I/O, Spool, Storage).

* Maintain workload management using TASM and Workload Manager partitions.

* Administer access rights, role rights, priority scheduling, and security reporting.

Development Support & Governance

* Guide developers on design and implementation best practices; review/approve database components.

* Support EDW users with query optimization, job handling, and data integrity issues.

* Maintain and administer OpenText BI-Query models and front-end tools.

* Lead database-related meetings and deliverables with minimal supervision.

Reporting & Compliance

* Generate and maintain capacity and performance reports.

* Support internal and IRS audits; address risks and vulnerabilities proactively.

* Communicate system alerts, risks, and status updates to stakeholders.

* Ensure compliance with SCSEM and other security evaluation frameworks.

Collaboration & Leadership

* Coordinate with teams and customers to meet business, security, and reporting needs.

* Mentor team members and share knowledge on backup and database operations.

* Participate in agile development environments and large-scale DDI projects.

Required Qualifications

* Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

* 7+ years as a lead Teradata DBA (Version 15+).

* Experience with on premises Teradata 6800/1800 or IntelliFlex systems.

* Expert in SQL skills and Teradata utilities (FastLoad, Multiload, FastExport, BTEQ, TPT).

* Proven performance tuning experience in large databases (>5TB).

* Experience in database specification development and issue resolution.

* Excellent communication, client-facing, and mentoring skills.

Preferred Qualifications

* Teradata Vantage Certified Master.

* Experience upgrading to IntelliFlex.

* Data modeling experience (Erwin or similar).

* Experience with OpenText BI-Query, metadata management, and data governance.

* Familiarity with Medicaid/Medicare/Healthcare applications.

* Experience in agile environments (Scrum, DevOps, GitHub).

* Application server administration (Windows/Linux).